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MD SB222

Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials


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Introduced
01/23/2023
In Committee
04/03/2023
Crossed Over
03/17/2023
Passed
04/10/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/08/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning Environment - Reducing Packaging Materials - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials FOR the purpose of requiring certain producers of packaging materials to individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization submit a certain packaging materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before a certain date and in accordance with certain requirements; prohibiting, on or after a certain date, a producer of certain packaging materials from selling, offering for sale, distributing, or importing certain packaging materials unless the producer, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, has an approved producer responsibility plan on file with the Department; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; requiring a producer responsibility organization to implement a producer responsibility plan within a certain amount of time after the Department approves the producer responsibility plan; establishing a producer responsibility plan advisory council; authorizing a local government to request reimbursement from a certain producer that has an approved producer responsibility plan on file with the Department for certain costs in a certain manner; altering the definition of “organics recycling” to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a certain producer responsibility organization for certain purposes on or before a certain date; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials and to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before a certain date; requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department to hire an independent contractor to conduct certain statewide recycling needs assessments in a certain manner and to submit certain reports on the results of the assessments to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before certain dates a certain statewide recycling needs assessment in a certain manner and to submit a certain report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a certain date; and generally relating to a statewide recycling needs assessment and producer responsibility for packaging materials. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Environment Section 9-1701(a) and (o) Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Environment Section 9-1702 9-1701(n), 9-1702, and 9-1707(f) Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Environment Section 9-1702.2; and 9-2501 through 9-2510 9-2503 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 25. Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials” Annotated Code of Maryland (2014 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)

AI Summary

This bill: Requires certain producers of packaging materials to submit a producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment by a certain date and prohibits the sale of certain packaging materials without an approved plan. It establishes a producer responsibility plan advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations on establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the state for packaging materials. The bill also requires the Office of Recycling to hire an independent consultant to conduct a statewide recycling needs assessment at least once every 10 years, covering various aspects of the state's waste and recycling systems. The assessment results must be reported to the Governor and General Assembly. Lastly, the bill allows local governments to request reimbursement from producers for certain costs associated with transporting, collecting, and processing packaging materials.

Committee Categories

Education, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (7)

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 (on 05/08/2023)

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